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Financials
Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2010 117
Transactions with directors other than compensation
During the three years ended 31 March 2010, and as of 17 May 2010, neither any director nor any other executive officer, nor any associate of any director or any other
executive officer, was indebted to the Company.
During the three years ended 31 March 2010, and as of 17 May 2010, the Company has not been a party to any other material transaction, or proposed transactions, in which
any member of the key management personnel (including directors, any other executive officer, senior manager, any spouse or relative of any of the foregoing or any relative
of such spouse) had or was to have a direct or indirect material interest.
32. Employees
The average employee headcount during the year by nature of activity and by segment is shown below:
2010 2009 2008
Employees Employees Employees
By activity:
Operations 14,099 13,889 12,891
Selling and distribution 27,398 25,174 22,063
Customer care and administration 43,493 40,034 37,421
84,990 79,097 72,375
By segment:
Germany 13,507 13,788 13,631
Italy 6,207 6,247 6,669
Spain 4,326 4,354 4,057
UK 9,766 10,350 10,367
Other Europe 8,591 8,765 8,645
Europe 42,397 43,504 43,369
Vodacom 6,833 3,246 2,751
Other Africa and Central Europe 14,231 13,789 10,925
Africa and Central Europe 21,064 17,035 13,676
India 10,132 8,674 6,323
Other Asia Pacific and Middle East 7,905 6,765 6,051
Asia Pacific and Middle East 18,037 15,439 12,374
Common Functions 3,492 3,119 2,956
Total 84,990 79,097 72,375
The cost incurred in respect of these employees (including directors) was:
2010 2009 2008
£m £m £m
Wages and salaries 3,045 2,607 2,175
Social security costs 415 379 325
Share-based payments (note 20) 150 128 107
Other pension costs (note 23) 160 113 91
3,770 3,227 2,698